Metrics to evaluate collaborative human-robot interfaces and insights from user studies — Collaboration, as defined by Jeff Faneuff , is the action of working with someone to produce or create something. Robot technology was designed and developed to assist people in repetitive or mundane tasks like working on the assembly line. During the early stages of robot technology development, only highly trained…

Overview of key concepts and methods, as well as common challenges and opportunities in design ethnography. — If you’re unfamiliar with the term, “design ethnography” is the process of studying people and their culture in order to better understand their needs with regards to design. …

Overview of the basics of HCI, its history, and some of the key concepts and techniques that you need to know — Human computer interaction, or HCI, is an academic field concerned with research and empirical understanding of the way people think about and use technology and how technology can be used to improve people’s lives. The history of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is a fascinating one, and its evolution has been…

We all have felt the need to be understood, the wish for someone to get us on an intimate level. Without feeling like others know us, we can feel isolated and alone. …